Looking for advice.
I've got a 24P 36S washing machine motor, and I rewired it from (3Y x 12S) into (3Y x 3S4P) to decrease the voltage requirements.
I then purchased some 30A ESC controllers off the internet to test with.
Validated the ESCs to spin up a CDROM BLDC on a 12V 50W supply.
Then hooked up the ESC up to the washing machine motor and it sits there and stutters for a second or two, then rotates like 45 degress, then stutters, then rotates a bit...
I thought it might be the ESC hitting current limits, but it's cold to touch and doesn't make any "error" beeps - the supply voltage doesn't dip.
I thought it was a lack of power, perhaps - so I tried a 24V 8A power supply - exactly the same response.
I though maybe I made a mistake on the wiring, so I energised each individual phase with 5V 20A and went around with a bar magnet - testing that each one repelled my magnet and all other pols attracted. That checked out.
I'm out of theories as to what the issue is - does anyone have any more ideas?
Video example of what's going on:
https://youtu.be/Fg9MTuB6iQg (No Audio).
I don't own any serious diagnostic equipment. I have a DMM, that's it.
TIA.